# Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations at Crested Butte Mountain Resort
> OSHA SIR `20231211128` · 12/5/2023 · CRESTED BUTTE, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Ground, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Snow sports equipment
## Employer
- **Name:** Crested Butte Mountain Resort
- **Location:** 12 Snow Mass Rd., CRESTED BUTTE, COLORADO, 81225
- **NAICS:** 713920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was skiing down a ski run. The employee caught a snow-covered tree branch, fell upside down into deep snow, and lost consciousness due to suffocation. The employee was hospitalized.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*